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“ Sainte Bible contenant l'Ancien et Le Nouveau Testament [...] ” Author: Reverend Pere De Carrieres, pretre de l'Oratoire de Jesus . Paris, Huart et Moreau fils, Desaint et Saillant, Durand, MDCCL (1750). Illustrated with a fold-out map ( Carte des Voyages de St Pierre et de St Paul / engraved by Guill. Delahaye), as well as with a nice vignette ( L'Ange delivre Saint Pierre de prison ) on page created by De Seve & Pelletier. Map's dimensions: 24.5 x 53 cm. Contents: L'Evangile de Saint Jean, Les Actes des Apotres, Les Epitres de S. Paul, Les Epitres Catholiques et l'Apocalypse de Saint Jean. Leather binding. Text in french & latin. 754 pages (402+352), 25.5 x 20 x 4.5 cm. Acceptable to Good condition in general (foxing, few yellow/brown stains as per photos, some water-stains/mould dots, merely worn leather on boards and spine, &c). Shipment fees' values (traceable parcel) to all countries: $ 25 . For additional information concerning the displayed item, do not hesitate to email me. Note: Louis de Carrières (1662-1717) was a French priest and Bible commentator. His work La Sainte Bible en francais, avec un commentaire littéral inséré dans la traduction won a place among the readers of the scriptures in French. It differs markedly from anything published by earlier commentators. Taking Isaac-Louis Le Maistre de Sacy's translation as a framework, Carrières added a few words of paraphrase here and there to explain difficulties or clear up obscure places. These simple and short additions inspired for the most part by Vatable, Tirinus, Menochius, Bonfrere and Cornelius Jansen, and printed in italics, are easily discernible from the text itself, with which they are also united so as to form one continuous narrative. There are thus no notes to interrupt the text. There are a few errors, however - occasional mistranslations, some groundless hypotheses and opinions later discredited, some unfortunate choices of authorities and interpretations. *The Gospel of John (Ancient Greek: Εὐαγγέλιον κατὰ Ἰωάννην, romanized: Euangélion katà Iōánnēn) is the fourth of the four canonical gospels. It contains a highly schematic account of the ministry of Jesus, with seven "signs" culminating in the raising of Lazarus (foreshadowing the resurrection of Jesus) and seven "I am" discourses (concerned with issues of the church–synagogue debate at the time of composition) culminating in Thomas' proclamation of the risen Jesus as "my Lord and my God". The gospel's concluding verses set out its purpose, "that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in his name." John reached its final form around AD 90–110, although it contains signs of origins dating back to AD 70 and possibly even earlier. Like the three other gospels, it is anonymous, although it identifies an unnamed "disciple whom Jesus loved" as the source of its traditions. It most likely arose within a "Johannine community", and – as it is closely related in style and content to the three Johannine epistles – most scholars treat the four books, along with the Book of Revelation, as a single corpus of Johannine literature, albeit not from the same author. ** The Pauline epistles (Epistles of Paul, or Letters of Paul) are the thirteen New Testament books which have the name Paul as the first word, hence claiming authorship by Paul the Apostle. Among these letters are some of the earliest extant Christian documents. They provide an insight into the beliefs and controversies of Early Christianity and, as part of the canon of the New Testament, they have also been, and continue to be, foundational to Christian theology and Christian ethics. Usually they are placed between the Book of Acts and the General epistles. The Pauline epistles are also noteworthy for the personal relationships they mention. Paul greets many individuals by name, often giving details about the value of these friendships and the encouragement they gave him. Several of the letters are thought by most modern scholars to be pseudepigraphic, that is, not actually written by Paul of Tarsus even if attributed to him within the letters themselves, or, arguably, even forgeries intended to justify certain later beliefs. ***The Book of Revelation is the final book of the New Testament. The title came into usage from the first word of the book in Koine Greek: apokalypsis, meaning "unveiling" or "revelation" (the author himself not having provided a title). It is also known as the Book of the Revelation of Saint John the Divine or the Apocalypse of John, (both in reference to its author) or the Book of the Revelation of Jesus Christ (in reference to its opening line) or simply Revelation, (often dubbed "Revelations" in contrast to the singular in the original Koine) or the Apocalypse. The word "apocalypse" is also used for other works of a similar nature in the literary genre of apocalyptic literature. Such literature is "marked by distinctive literary features, particularly prediction of future events and accounts of visionary experiences or journeys to heaven, often involving vivid symbolism." The Book of Revelation is the only apocalyptic document in the New Testament canon, though there are short apocalyptic passages in various places in the Gospels and the Epistles.